2023 Presenters

Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté M.D. is a bestselling author whose books have been published in nearly twenty languages worldwide. Dr. Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, from addiction and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to mind-body wellness, adolescent...

Paul Stamets
Paul Stamets is the author of seven books. He is an invention ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and was inducted into The Explorer’s Club in 2020. He has received numerous awards, including the National Mycologist Award...

Pam Kryskow
Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor and the medical lead of the Non Profit Roots To Thrive Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Programs that treats people with PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use challenges and with end of life distress.She is a founding board member...

Chief Rueben George
Sun Dance Chief Rueben George Director of Community Development for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Indigenous Community Organizer, and Spiritual Leader Sun Dance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is an Indigenous community organizer and spiritual leader....

Dawn D. Davis
Dawn D. Davis is a mother, a wife, CEO of NativeSci LLC, co-editor of the Journal of Native Sciences, a founding member of Source Research Foundation, a Newe and a citizen of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Dawn is an Indigenous Researcher and educator with a PhD in...

Samay Cuji Gualinga
Samay Cuji Gualinga is a Kichwa Indigenous woman, born in the Province of Sucumbio -Lagoagrio in Ecuador. She practices traditional face painting and hair care. Samay is also a singer and composer of Amazonian indigenous music with her band Samay Taky. Samay has a...

Flavio Santi
Flavio Santi, Ayui Yu Flavio Santi is an Indigenous Ki-Shuar leader, hereditary shaman, and plant medicine healer of the Ayuy Yu clan of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Since the 1990s, he has led an international effort to buy back thousands of acres of jungle in his...

The Dank Duchess
The Dank Duchess is an international Hashish Consultant, Cannabis Cultivator, and Public Speaker using all media to help spread cannabis and psychedelic wellness awareness globally. With 20 years of cultivation and 9 years of hashmaking to her credit, she has been...

G. William Barnard
G. William (Bill) Barnard is a Professor of Religious Studies, as well as a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. His primary areas of research interests are the comparative philosophy of mysticism, religion...

Susan Beaulieu
Susan Beaulieu (She/Her), Healing Justice Director, is Anishinaabe and an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation. Susan has worked directly with Indigenous communities over 17 years in a variety of capacities including project development, training and facilitation....

Victor Cabral
Victor Alfonso Cabral, LSW, is an Afro-Latinx professional deeply dedicated to serving and uplifting historically marginalized communities. Drawing from his personal and professional experiences, Victor approaches his work with empathy and strategic insight. His...

Acacea Lewis
Acacea Lewis is the Founder of Divine Master Alchemy LLC, and Divine Master University, a school for Entheogenic Cultural Literacy and Applied Naturopathic Medicine Research. Acacea is a student of Baba Kilindi Iyi, and teachers from other systems, as well as an...

Mark Haden
Mark Haden is a major figure in the field of psychedelic medicines, with a long list of past and present activities and responsibilities. Among—and beyond—these, he is the Clinical Supervisor for the Psychedelic Treatment Program at Qi Integrated Health and the Vice...

Ifetayo Harvey
Ifetayo Harvey founded the People of Color Psychedelic Collective (POCPC). The POCPC educates and builds community with people of color interested in psychedelics and ending the war on drugs. In 2022, Open Society Foundations named Ifetayo a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow....

Susan Leopold, PhD
Susan Leopold, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and passionate defender of biodiversity. Prior to working at United Plant Savers, she worked as a librarian at the Oak Spring Garden Library, specializing in digitizing rare herbals and botanical travel manuscripts. She...

Ismail Ali
Ismail Lourido Ali, JD (he/him or they/them) has been personally utilizing psychedelics and other substances in celebratory and spiritual contexts for over fifteen years, and has been actively participating in the drug policy reform movement for a decade. Ismail is...

Marco Sánchez and Shipibo Maestros
"Plant Technology: Shipibo Cosmovision”. Marco Sánchez is a practitioner and researcher of plant technology. He assists in facilitating healing trough the teachings of shipibo cosmovision technology from the Amazon. Marco has been practicing and learning for over 17...

Melanie Waterfall
Melanie Waterfall has over twenty-five years of experience in various spiritual and personal growth modalities with and without the use of plant medicine. As an Addiction Recovery and Psycho-Spiritual Integration Coach, Yoga Instructor and a certified Death Doula,...

Richard Kay
Richard is a founder of The Sentinel Retreat & Wellness Centre in Kaslo B.C., which hosts providers of plant medicines for group and individuals and offers training for psychedelic practitioners. He is a co-founding board member of the Psychedelic Association of...

Simon Haiduk
Growing up in British Columbia, Canada, Simon developed a strong affinity for nature with creative foundations in visual art and music. In 2004 he gravitated towards painting as a full-time endeavor bringing his musical background into the visual realm. Simon has...

Theda Phoenix
Theda Phoenix is a sacred sound channel, intuitive singer, sound-healer, songwriter and recording artist whose enchanting voice, shamanic sounds and soul inspiring lyrics move people deeply, catalyzing wellness and transformation.She works with a variety of...

Shine
Renowned Australian didjeridu master Shine has been performing, teaching, and offering sound healing for close to 30 years. He has performed at numerous international festivals to thousands of people and shared the stage with many well-known artists, including Mickey...

Curtis Andrews
Curtis Andrews is a Canadian musician with global persuasions; a percussionist/composer/teacher who creates music that is informed by his many years of experience with West African, South Indian and jazz traditions yet transcends most categories. In June 2009 he moved...